Rodriguez Brings 'Madman' to Dimension

Dimension Films is looking to bring the popular comic book "Madman" to the big screen with Robert Rodriguez producing.

According to Variety, "Madman" creator Michael Allred will co-write the script with director George Huang ("Swimming With Sharks"). Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios will produce.

The Madman character, who first appeared in 1990, is a hitman who was killed in a car accident but then reanimated by a pair of mad scientists. He returns from the grave with a ton of stitches, some ugly disfigurement and a variety of superpowers. He also has no memory. What he does have is a new name -- Frank Einstein -- and a nifty costume.

"Madman" will shoot at Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Texas and will only add to the busy filmmaker's schedule. Rodriguez is prepping for a sequel to "Sin City" and putting the finishing touches on his "Planet Terror" segment of "Grindhouse." Both projects are also set up at Dimension.